Monthly Archives: May 2019
Deadly advertising: a joke with skeletons that claimed many lives
Creation
Today, everyone is used to pharmaceutical advertising, which uses pastel shades, pastoral landscapes and rave reviews of the new “miracle drug”. But in the late 1800s, a St. Louis-based company put ads for its analgesics and antipyretics on the market in the form of a series of creepy calendars. On them, medicine was offered by creepy skeletons. And everything would be fine, but, ironically, the product that this company advertised turned out to be deadly. Continue reading
7 barbaric medical procedures that are still practiced
When it comes to modern medicine, strict doctors in white coats immediately appear who calmly listen to the patient, make a diagnosis, prescribe the necessary medicines. And all this happens in a comfortable modern office. But in fact, a number of medical procedures have not changed at all over the past centuries and may seem truly barbaric to a person far from medicine.
1. Cleaning the uterus
Obstetrics and gynecology are probably some of the bloodiest areas in medicine. Continue reading
7 facts about pop that you didn’t even know about
How many tears and torments women bring their butt. They are constantly dissatisfied with its size, shape, elasticity. But everything is actually much simpler than it seems. There is a good reason why a woman’s butt is bigger than a man’s.
1. Gluteal muscles – the biggest muscles of the body
The gluteal muscles help keep the torso in an upright position. You can try to jump higher than yourself, but the butt will always be more powerful than the rest of the body. Continue reading
